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ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on
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providing schedule and resource data to top management in
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the military, computer, and construction industries. Today’s
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every industry and every country manage projects.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy ty
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ty INFO.SCHW.14.1 - LO: 1-1 ty ty ty
NATIONAL STANDARDS: ty United States - BUSPROG: Technology
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TOPICS: Introduction
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ty INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 ty ty ty
NATIONAL STANDARDS: ty United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? ty ty t y
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension ty
3. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have
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a well- defined objective.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy ty
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
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TOPICS: What is a Project?ty ty t y
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge ty
4. Projects should be developed in increments.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project is developed using progressive elaboration. Projects
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DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
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TOPICS: What is a Project?ty ty t y
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension ty
5. Resources in a project should be used effectively because they are limited.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project requires resources, often from various areas.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
REFERENCES: p. 7 t y
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
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TOPICS: What is a Project?ty ty t y
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension ty
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6. A project manager’s primary role is to provide the funding for a project.
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a. True
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ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy ty
REFERENCES: p.7
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NATIONAL STANDARDS: ty United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project?
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge ty
7. One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the
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factor of uncertainty.
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a. True
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ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project involves uncertainty. Every project is unique t y t y t y t y t y t y t y t y
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ty INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 ty ty ty
NATIONAL STANDARDS: ty United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project?
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension ty
8. Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project’s scope.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: Project scope deals with questions such as, “What t y t y t y t y t y t y t y t y
work will be done as part of the project?”, “What
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product, service, or result does the customer or sponsor
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we we we we
we Project Management 9th Edition
we we we we
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
we we we
Page 1ty
of
t y
,True / False
ty t y
1. Until the 1980s, project
ty ty ty ty management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
tydata to top management
ty ty t y t y in the military, computer, and construction industries.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on
ty ty ty ty t y ty ty ty
providing schedule and resource data to top management in
ty ty t y t y t y t y t y t y t y
the military, computer, and construction industries. Today’s
t y t y ty t y t y t y t y
project management involves much more, and people in
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every industry and every country manage projects.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy ty
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ty INFO.SCHW.14.1 - LO: 1-1 ty ty ty
NATIONAL STANDARDS: ty United States - BUSPROG: Technology
ty ty ty t y
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge ty
2. A difference between operations and projects is that operations end when their objectives
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tyhave been reached, whereas projects do not.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: Projects are different from operations in that they end ty ty ty t y ty ty t y ty ty
t y when their objectivesty ty t y have been reached or the project has
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t y been terminated. ty
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ty INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 ty ty ty
NATIONAL STANDARDS: ty United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? ty ty t y
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension ty
3. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have
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a well- defined objective.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy ty
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
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TOPICS: What is a Project?ty ty t y
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge ty
4. Projects should be developed in increments.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project is developed using progressive elaboration. Projects
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are often defined broadly when they begin, and as time
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passes, the specific details of the project become clearer.
t y t y t y ty t y t y t y t y t y
Therefore, projects should be
t y t y t y t y
developed in increments. t y t y
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
ty United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project?ty ty t y
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension ty
5. Resources in a project should be used effectively because they are limited.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project requires resources, often from various areas.
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t y effectively to meet project and other corporate goals.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
REFERENCES: p. 7 t y
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
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TOPICS: What is a Project?ty ty t y
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension ty
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6. A project manager’s primary role is to provide the funding for a project.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy ty
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ty INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 ty ty ty
NATIONAL STANDARDS: ty United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project?
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge ty
7. One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the
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factor of uncertainty.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project involves uncertainty. Every project is unique t y t y t y t y t y t y t y t y
t y and thus it is sometimes difficult to define its objectives clearly,
t y t y ty t y t y ty t y ty ty t y
ty estimate how long it will take to complete, or determine how much
ty ty ty t y ty ty t y t y t y t y t y
t y it will cost. This uncertainty is one of the main reasons project
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t y management is so challenging. t y t y t y
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ty INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 ty ty ty
NATIONAL STANDARDS: ty United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project?
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension ty
8. Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project’s scope.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: Project scope deals with questions such as, “What t y t y t y t y t y t y t y t y
work will be done as part of the project?”, “What
t y t y t y ty t y t y t y t y t y t y t y unique
product, service, or result does the customer or sponsor
t y t y t y t y t y ty t y t y t y t y expect
from the project?”, or “How will the scope
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be verified?”
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DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate ty
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